Craftsman 917.258920 Owner's Manual page 8

INSTALL SEAT (See Fig. 3)
Adjust seat before tightening adjustment knob_
- Remove cardboard packing on seat pan. ,
° Place seat on seat pan and assemble shouider bolt.
o Assemble adjustment knob and flat washer loosely.
Do not tighten.
o Tighten shoulder bolt securely.
• Lower seat into operating position and sit on seat.
° Slide seat until a comfortable position is reached which
allows you to press clutch/brake pedal all the way
down.
= Get off seat without moving its adjusted position,
Raise seat and tighten adjustment knob securely.
SEAT
ADJUSTMENT
KNOB
• Adjust gauge wheels to highest position for ease of
mower deck assembly,
= Adjust gaugewheels before operating mower asshown
in the operation section of this manual.
GAUGE
WHEEL
BRACKET
SHOULDER
BOLT ADJUSRNG
BAR
GAUGE
WHEEL CARRIAGE
3/8 WASHER BOLTS
3/_16CENTER
LOCKNUT
FIG. 4
FIG. 3
CHECK TIRE PRESSURE
The tires on your tractorwere overinflated at the factory for
shippingpurposes. Correct tire pressure is important for
best cutting performance.
. Reduce tire pressure to PSI shown in "PRODUCT
SPECIFICATIONS" on page 3 of this manual.
CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM
After you learn how to operate your tractor, check to see
that the brake is properly adjusted, See "TO ADJUST
BRAKE" in the Service and Adjustments section of this
manual.
ASSEMBLE GAUGE WHEELS AND BRACK-
ETS TO MOWER DECK (See Fig. 4)
The gauge wheels are designed to keep the mower deckin
proper position when operating mower. Be sure they are
properlyadjusted to ensure optimummower performanceo_
° Attach front gauge wheel brackets marked front left
(FL), front right (FR) to mowerdeck using (3) carriage
bolts and (3) locknuts. For ease of installationdo not
tighten locknuts until all carriage bolts have been
installed.
• Attach rear gauge wheel brackets marked rear left (R
L), rear right (RR) to mower deck using (3) carriage
bolts and (3) Iocknuts. For ease of installationdo not
tighten Iocknuts until all carriage bolts have been
installed.
° Slide gauge wheel bar down into bracket channel, Be
sure that gauge wheel bar aligning holes are on top,
Assemble gauge wheels as shown using shoulder
bolts, 3/8 washers and 3/8-16 center Iocknuts and
tighten securely.
TO ATTACH NOSE ROLLER (See Fig. 5)
° Positionbrackets. 17/32x7/Sx 16 gauge washers, and
nose rollerbetween deck mounting brackets as shown.
Be sure to positionbrackets on correct side, as shown°
, Install 3/8.16 x 1 hex bolts and 3/8-16 lock nuts as
shown. Tighten hardware securefy,
NOTE: Be sure bracket tabs are positionedin tab holes in
deck brackets.
TAB
NOSE ROLLER
"B" BRACKET TAB
HEX
"A" LOCK NUT'
BRACKET
TAB WASHER
FIG. 5
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